Gospel-conversation

3. Cor. If men have their portion in this world, here is the Reason that there is such a stir in the world by men to maintain this their Portion; what a deal of stir is there? what rending and tearing is there, that they might maintain their Estates? Especially if some men have a higher Portion in the world than others, Oh what a deal of stir is there to maintain it. I remember Henry the fourth, writes to Pope Gregory, and tells him, that by reason of an Emulation there was about the Popedom, one being chosen in Rome, and the other in another place, that there were 230000. men lost their lives out of that Emulation; merely about two men, two Popes, it cost the bloods of two hundred & thirty thousand men. O what a stir is therein the world to satisfy the wills of a few men in the world? Certainly one day the world will be wiser, and will understand that they are Men, and not Dogs, that they were not made to be subject to the humours and the lusts of men, and that no man hath now any further power over him, but what they have by an agreement from them one way or other, either implicit, or explicit, one way or other, it is by their agreement, that any man hath any power over them, and can exercise any; The world (I say) ere long I hope will be wise enough to understand this, and therefore will not ⟨p. 329⟩so sacrifice their lives for the satisfying of the wills of a few men in the world, they shall not make such a stir in the world as heretofore they have done; Indeed men make a great stir now to maintain their portions, for the contention is not, de finibus, but de haereditate; not about matters of bounds and limits, (as he said) but it is about the inheritance it self; it is about their portion; it is their God; And do you say, What ails me, when you have taken away my gods? Here is the ground of all the stirs and Combustions in the world, because carnal hearts look upon what they enjoy as their portion; But how comes it thus to pass, that men should be so greedy of this their portion? Is it such an excellent portion that they are so greedy of it? Is it worth so much, that they contend so much about it? This makes way for me to slip into the Fourth Particular.

3. Corr. If men have their portion in this world, here is the Reason that there is such a stir in the world by men to maintain this their Portion; what a deal of stir is there? what rending and tearing is there, that they might maintain their Estates? Especially if some men have a higher Portion in the world than others, Oh what a deal of stir is there to maintain it. I remember Henry the fourth, writes to Pope Gregory, and tels him, that by reason of an Emulation there was about the Popedom, one being chosen in Rome, and the other in another place, that there were 230000. men lost their lives out of that Emulation; meerly about two men, two Popes, it cost the bloods of two hundred & thirty thousand men. O what a stir is therein the world to satisfie the wils of a few men in the world? Certainly one day the world will be wiser, and will understand that they are Men, and not Dogs, that they were not made to be subject to the humours and the lusts of men, and that no man hath now any further power over him, but what they have by an agreement from them one way or other, either implicit, or explicit, one way or other, it is by their agreement, that any man hath any power over them, and can exercise any; The world (I say) ere long I hope will be wise enough to understand this, and therefore will not